(1) A graduating student at the advanced level in science demonstrates superior performance. He/she:

(a) formulates testable questions, safely constructs a plan, makes logical inferences, interprets data by identifying the strengths and weaknesses, communicates results, presents another investigation that more accurately assesses the topic of study, and explains that observation is a key inquiry process used by Montana American Indians;

(b) creates and uses physical, mental, theoretical, and mathematical models to investigate individually generated problems and/or questions about physical and chemical phenomena;

(c) creates and uses physical, mental, theoretical, and mathematical models to investigate individually generated problems and/or questions about the biotic (living) and abiotic (nonliving) parts of the biosphere as well as the natural history of interactions of life on earth and uses these skills to solve related, novel (to the student) problems;

(d) creates and uses physical, mental, theoretical, and mathematical models to investigate individually generated problems and/or questions about the processes that occur in the lithosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere of the earth and the universe;

(e) analyzes and evaluates connections and interactions between technology, science, and society by applying scientific inquiry;

(f) discriminately compares scientific and social issues based on observations, data, analysis, and knowledge of the natural world and effectively communicates those decisions to others;

(g) identifies the positive and negative impacts of past, present, and future technological and scientific advances, gives possible solutions that may minimize the negative impacts on the global community, and describes and explains how science and technology apply to contemporary Montana American Indian communities; and

(h) analyzes and explains Montana American Indian contributions to scientific and technological knowledge and analyzes and explains the historical impact of scientific and technological advances, including Montana American Indian examples.